“That is a rather odd conclusion to come to, especially since she already discussed something rather different here:

Mormon scripture states that he is merely a physical, exalted man.”

Spirited: Yes, Mormonism speaks of an already existing man-god, but because Mormonism cannot account for the origin of life it omits any account of how and where this man-god came to be and depends on its adherents to simply accept on the face of it that he exists.

However, analysis reveals that the answer to the man-god’s existence is found within the ancient concept of eternally existing matter.

Even though Mormonism dresses itself up in Biblical language, analysis of its’ metaphysical foundations reveals that it is a variation of nature religion.